started the development of the GNU operating system (see www.gnu.org)
in 1984. GNU is free software: everyone has the freedom to copy it and
redistribute it, with or without changes. The GNU/Linux system,

basically the GNU operating system with Linux added, is used on tens
of millions of computers today. Stallman has received the ACM Grace
Hopper Award, a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, the Electronic
Frontier Foundation’s Pioneer Award, and the Takeda Award for

Social/Economic Betterment, as well as several honorary doctorates,
and has been inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. Grab this
opportunity to interact with Richard Stallman and listen to him speak
about his life and work with both hands, only at Shaastra Lecture